COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONPlums are a diverse group of species, with somewhere between 19 & 40 varieties depending upon whom you ask. We’re using what we consider to be the best to brew with. the Italian plum has beautiful dark skin & the flesh is perfect for fermentation.
Plum Noir’s mild sweetness is derived no necessarily from the many malts we use. A bit of plum flavor is present as well as earthy, toasted grains, & hints of caramel with mild coffee overtones.

My first beer of 2014! 22 oz bomber into a snifter glass. Pours dark brown with a small tan head that leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, plums, caramel, brown sugar. Taste is roasted bready malt, caramel, plum, cocoa, and a bit of black licorice. Long finish of caramel and roasted malt. Full bodied, thick texture, average carbonation. Actually a pretty easy drinker for a Blackwater Series beer. Excellent!

Dark brown body with a reddish hue about the edges. Chocolate and light roast aromas. Pleasant, but light. Plums add a slight sweetness and is perceptible. It's an easy drinking porter. The plums add both earthy and sweet characteristics with a hint of leather. Southern Tier often goes overboard with the flavored beers (and I mean that in a good way) and this was much more user friendly than I expected. Medium bodied, smooth, average carbonation. Overall, a very good beer. Nothing terribly complex yet a nice twist on the style.
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Had a sample of this at Mikkeller & Friend’s in Copenhagaen last year, I thought I already rated it... anyways, on tap. A nice dark inky black pour with minimal head. The aroma was roast coffee notes, no plum. The taste was more of a straight up medium bodied porter again with no plum. If you put it in the name I expect to smell or taste it, if I don’t I consider the brewer missed the mark. A fine porter but no plum. The bartender couldn’t pick up on any plum either, we both seemed somewhat disappointed.

one finger head,black purple brown. smell:plums,sweetness,spice,hops.
every sip starts off so intense with the bitter earthy hops then some chocolate then some plum. taste is nice. heavy bodied at times some warmth. so aggressive to start with the hops then some chocolate then some amazing plum taste and heavy bodied.

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